enduring

[ en-doo r-ing, -dyoo r- ]

/ ɛnˈdʊər ɪŋ, -ˈdyʊər- /

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adjective

lasting; permanent: a poet of enduring greatness.

patient; long-suffering.

Nearby words

endurance, endurance race, endurance ratio, endurant, endure, enduring, enduringly, enduro, endways, endymion, endysis

Origin of enduring

First recorded in 1525–35; endure + -ing²

Related forms

en·dur·ing·ly, adverben·dur·ing·ness, nounnon·en·dur·ing, adjectiveun·en·dur·ing, adjective

un·en·dur·ing·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for enduringly

And, of course, there is Harry herself: forever fascinating, beautiful, charismatic, and enduringly cool.
The Cult of Blondie: Debbie Harry’s Very Special New York Picture Show|Tim Teeman|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No other decade in our history was more alive or enduringly creative.
When New York City Hit Its Stride|Allen Barra|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps most enduringly, in the great push to open the canon—that equally outdated thing!
C.E. Morgan: ‘Light in August’ is Faulkner’s Great American Novel|C.E. Morgan|August 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
For all the real-world importance of his work on crime, the most enduringly fascinating of his books may be his Bureaucracy.
James Q. Wilson, 1931-2012|David Frum|March 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Coffeehouses stayed open late, while in the countryside, “spinning bees”—nocturnal gatherings of women—were enduringly popular.
The Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|October 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Personally, what he was most intensely and most enduringly afraid of was a revolving storm-door.
The Patient Observer|Simeon Strunsky
All these little incidents of my first few days at the farm are enduringly fixed in my memory.
When Life Was Young|C. A. Stephens
Elizabeth, with a skin-deep religion only, was evenly and enduringly virtuous.
Body, Parentage and Character in History|Furneaux Jordan
It is their thoughts and the verse in which their thoughts are embodied that are enduringly memorable.
The Bridling of Pegasus|Alfred Austin
Anyhow, the house reached out for Miss Emmeline as with hands and laid its spell upon her enduringly.
A Woman Named Smith|Marie Conway Oemler

British Dictionary definitions for enduringly

enduring

/ (ɪnˈdjʊərɪŋ) /

adjective

permanent; lasting

having forbearance; long-suffering

Derived Forms

enduringly, adverbenduringness, noun

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